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New Fine Announced To Fight Air Pollution

Following many complaints from
concerned residents and business owners in West End Ward I am
pleased to see that Westminster Council has now announced a new step in an
attempt to reduce air pollution and noise nuisance. The Council have announced
that motorists who sit in a stationary vehicle with the engine running will be
asked to switch it off leading to a £20 fine should they refuse. Many such
vehicles in the West End are chauffeur driven cars that often park outside
residential properties late at night and keep both their engines and sound
systems running whilst waiting for their clients.

This measure may appear modest
but is an important step in the right direction in improving both air quality and
residential amenity. I welcome this change and look forward to many more
measures to improve air quality to complement this one.

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